United States. A Civil War 71St New York Infantry Excelsior Shako Badge Archive his right hand grasping a

his right hand grasping a downward pointing sword

in white bakelite

the whites of its eyes in amber

A Second War Group to the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps - 1939-1945 Star

fine example by this famous and very desirable maker

United States. A Civil War 71St New York Infantry Excelsior Shako Badge Archive his right hand grasping aIn silvered bronze numbers ""7"" and ""1"" forming the number ""71"", mounted to a die stamped bronze gilt base, unmarked, 81 mm (w) x 93 mm (h), scattered silvering and gilt wear, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Excelsior Brigade was a military unit in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Mainly composed of infantry regiments raised in the state of New York primarily by former U. S. Congressman Daniel Sickles, the brigade served in